Queensland Liberal National Party leader Campbell Newman says his campaign is "not over yet" despite the release of new opinion poll results showing his party is set to thump Labor at next weekend's election.

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Mr Newman said the LNP needed to demonstrate its resolve and show it was ready for government.

Supporters and several candidates paused for a barbecue in the electorate held by under-pressure Education Minister Cameron Dick, but Mr Newman said everyone must get back to the fight after the event.

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"And then if we win it gets even busier because we've got a very big campaign of reform and change to get the state back on track," Mr Newman said.

The LNP leads Labor 60-to-40 per cent in the poll of 800 voters taken on Thursday and Friday nights. The results were the same as the previous poll in mid-February.

The Sunday Mail says Labor, which currently holds 51 seats, could end up with as few as 12 seats.

If Labor can take any comfort from the poll, it might be that while LNP leader Campbell Newman is the preferred premier over the incumbent Anna Bligh, he only leads by eight points, 51-43.

All opinion polls have a margin of error, but the huge LNP lead suggests Mr Newman will be Queensland's next premier, as long as he wins the seat of Ashgrove, where he is in a tight race with incumbent Kate Jones.

Mr Newman today insisted he still believed the LNP faced a tough fight, saying Labor MPs had "dug in" and were trying to hide their party's brand.

"The message I get ... from people is they think they can get change in Queensland but retain the dud Labor member," he told reporters.

Ms Bligh admitted the poll did not look good for Labor, but said there was still a lot of campaigning to do before the March 24 election.

She said the poll made it clear Labor was facing a ‘‘David and Goliath’’ battle and her role was to ensure her party still had enough seats to form a healthy opposition.

‘‘If the poll is replicated, we’re not only set to see a change in government, but potentially one in which that government has almost unfettered power,’’ she told Network Ten.

‘‘I don’t think that’s good for Queensland and I don’t think it’s healthy for a democracy.

‘‘So that tells me it’s my duty is to get out there and hang on to as many seats as we possibly can.’’

Mr Newman was asked about the prospect of huge LNP majority over a small Labor opposition after the election, and whether it was in the interests of Queensland to have a strong opposition in Parliament.

"It's in the interests of Queenslanders to get change," he said.

Mr Newman today announced a policy to "expand" the role of Justices of the Peace and ensure Victim Impact Statements must be read out in courtrooms if the victim desires, and also pledged to support families.

Premier Anna Bligh today indicated she would visit 50 electorates in five days in a last ditch-effort to keep as many seats as possible on Saturday's election as she warned voters against giving the LNP "unfettered" power.